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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1991
LAST YEAR PEOPLE IN HONG KONG MADE A TOTAL OF 1,350 MILLION MINUTES OF INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CALLS, REPRESENTING AN AVERAGE OF 5.5 HOURS BY EACH ADULT OR AN INCREASE OF 24 PER PREVIOUS YEAR.
TODAY, OVER 710,000 PEOPLE OR 12 PER CENT OF SUBSCRIBED TO THE RADIO PAGING SERVICE AND THIS RATE WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD, MR WONG SAID.
CENT OVER THE
THE POPULATION OF PENETRATION
WITH 135,000 MOBILE TELEPHONE USERS, HE SAID HONG KONG ALSO HAD THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF HAND HELD PORTABLE TELEPHONES IN ANY SIZEABLE CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE MARKET IN THE WORLD.
"RECENTLY,
HAVE ISSUED FOUR LICENCES FOR THE OPERATION OF TELEPOINT SERVICES BASED ON THE SECOND GENERATION CORDLESS TELEPHONE TECHNOLOGY (CT2), AND SERVICE WILL BECOME AVAILABLE TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR.
"IN A FEW MONTHS TIME PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL BE ABLE ΤΟ WATCH SATELLITE TELEVISION PROGRAMMES FROM A PAN-ASIAN SERVICE BASED HERE," HE SAID.
SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL PUBLICLY EXAMINE THE DRAFT ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE 1991-92 AT TWO SPECIAL MEETINGS ΤΟ BE HELD THIS THURSDAY (MARCH 21) AND FRIDAY (MARCH 22).
THIS YEAR'S MEETINGS WILL TAKE ON A NEW FORMAT.
EACH BRANCH SECRETARY WILL ATTEND WITH HIS CONTROLLING OFFICERS AND MAKE A PRESENTATION OF ABOUT 15 MINUTES ON POLICIES
IN THEIR PROGRAMME AREAS, THEIR PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR AHEAD, THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO THEM AND OTHERS.
MEMBERS CAN THEN RAISE QUESTIONS ON POINTS MADE DURING THE PRESENTATION AND THE DRAFT EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES.
EACH MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 9 AM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE FOLLOWING IS THE PROGRAMME FOR THE SPECIAL MEETINGS:
SESSION NO.
DATE/TIME
POLICY SECRETARY INVOLVED
1
2
MARCH 21, 1991 (THURSDAY)
9 AM
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10 AM
SECRETARY FOR WORKS
10 AM
—
11 AM
SECRETARY FOR PLANNING,
ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS
(11 AM
-
11.15 AM
TEA BREAK)
/3.
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11.15 AM 12.15 PM